INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
‘Years of Experience in One Summer’ The Internship Program Every year, CVRF interns gain valuable working experience by supporting the operations of our nonprofit from our Anchorage and village offices. During the pandemic, this support focused on implementing and powering the revised health and safety protocols put in place by staff. During the summer YTW program, for instance, interns reviewed the COVID screening questionnaires YTW filled out daily and flagged any anomalies to CSRs and program staff. This vital step in the screening process ensured that our YTW programs ran smoothly and without incident. In the past, local CSRs would assist with timesheet entry and payroll for our interns and YTW participants. In 2020, when CSRs turned their attention to COVID risk mitigation, interns were tapped to help with time entries. This enabled CSRs to focus their attention on administering programs and ensuring health and safety protocols were followed. It also provided the interns with additional work experience to include on their resumes, which further enhanced the value of the programs for the participants. In total, 17 high school and college students participated in the summer internship and earned a total of $77,568. STEPHEN MAXIE III, one of these interns, said he appreciated CVRF maintaining youth training and employment opportunities in a difficult year. “It made me feel like we weren’t being left behind or forgotten about,” he said. He also said that the training and experience he gained through the internship was invaluable. “It really felt like I was gaining years of experience in one summer. I’m so grateful to CVRF for the opportunity.” After completing the internship, he returned to his studies, intent on his goal of one day getting a job that allows him to be active in and give back to his community.
I’m so grateful to CVRF for the opportunity.
STEPHEN MAXIE III
STEPHEN MAXIE III, INTERN
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